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The Revival of Hattie Starr

           Totellthetruth,inthishourofdoubtherthoughtsturnedvaguelytoCowperwoodasonewhorepresentedinhisavidwaymoreofthethingsshetrulydesired.Sherememberedhiswealth,hisplaintthathisnewhousecouldbeonlyamuseum,themannerinwhichheapproachedherwithlooksandvoicelesssuggestions.Buthewasoldandmarried—outofthequestion,therefore—andBraxmarwasyoungandcharming.Tothinkhermothershouldhavebeensotactlessastosuggestthenecessityforconsiderationinhiscase!Italmostspoiledhimforher.Andwastheirfinancialstate,then,asuncertainashermotherindicated?

           Inthiscrisissomeofherprevioussocialexperiencesbecamesignificant.Forinstance,onlyafewweeksprevioustohermeetingwithBraxmarshehadbeenvisitingatthecountryestateoftheCorscadenBatjers,atReddingHills,LongIsland,andhadbeensittingwithherhostessinthemorningroomofHillcrest,whichcommandedalovelythoughdistantviewofLongIslandSound.

           Mrs.FrederickaBatjerwasachestnutblonde,fair,cool,quiescent—atypeoutofDutchart.Cladinamorninggownofgrayandsilver,herhairpiledinaPsycheknot,shehadinherlaponthisoccasionaJavabasketfilledwithsomeattemptatNorwegianneedlework.

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